TB from United States, MO Public Profile

Got the plate carrier and thought all was fine in spite of it looking a bit cheesy and the shoulder straps being WAY too long. (I'm 6'0" tall, 215 lbs, with a 48" chest, btw...) I put my plates in, tried it on, and had to pull the shoulder straps down and velcro them to the ID panel just to lift the plates to my collar. Still, it worked, and I was just going to stash this under my seat in my truck in case I ever needed it, so no big deal. I decided to try it on again and I heard a "POP!" from the side attachment, and sure enough, without any rough handling, I had popped a seam. Quality just isn't there on this one. The 3 routing loops on either side are also made of the wrong kind of hook and loop which is too stiff, so they stick straight up and it just looked and felt tacky. I was willing to overlook that, as well as the crooked molle, but after the ripped seam, I couldnt deny it anymore. My suggestion is to spend the extra $10-15 on a Condor Sentry (which is what this is copying). Better to get the good budget carrier rather than a bad copy of the good budget carrier. I'm returning mine and decided to go with a Condor Vanquish for $50, which is also similar, but modular. I will say, however, that the $15 NCStar Discrete plate carrier is VERY good for the money, albeit a different style of carrier.

For CQB buis, Diamondhead is hard to beat. The diamond sight picture is awesome for quick acquisition. The diamond posts of the front sight fill the diamond peep hole of the rear sight, adding a secondary alignment method that works like second nature. They may be polymer, but they're super heavy duty. With that being said, they're larger than you'd expect, so be ready for that, however they are light and they don't get in the way of an absolute co-witness red dot, or anything. They're just beefy. One other negative is that they aren't fiber optic. The glow portion only glows after exposure to light, so that part is pretty much useless. Last con is that they are tight on the rails. You have to slide them on from the end of the rail, then insert the screw after aligning them. With all that being said, I STILL recommend these, as long as money isn't your deciding factor. These are CQB buis that actually work for quick acquisition. Plus they're light, heavy duty and hold their zero.

So, this thing looks like it was made 10 years ago, and undoubtedly, it's a little dated... I mean, with rail mounting only, it was designed for use on quad rails, as was the extra finger hold it comes with. With that being said, I guess some people like the looks (I don't) but I still own two of these. I have one mounted on a 16" AR and just can't bring myself to take it off because it's so comfortable, and I'm likely going to add the second one to my 10.5" AR pistol. The feel is undeniably good, in spite of the less than desirable looks.